• Holiday events to check out

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN It’s impossible not to smile watching my children enthusiastically help my husband set up and decorate the Christmas tree each year. “Daddy, I remember this one!” “Oh, I love the colorful bubble lights!” The recognition of specific ornaments and memories of gifts received during last year’s holiday season come flooding back.…

  • Nothing says the holidays like bars on the cell door

    CODA GREG BEAN I don’t know what Peter F. Burnham — the larcenous ex-president of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft — will be doing this holiday season, or the one after, but it’s a sure bet he won’t be throwing a lavish party for friends and colleagues at the Navesink Country Club with looted college…

  • Arts Council of Princeton thankful

    I n celebration of our 45th anniversary, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) sends heartfelt thanks to the community for their continued support and participation. The ACP was founded in September 1967, and so we aimed to fill this past month with vibrant anniversary festivities. Thank you to the hundreds of artists, families and friends…

  • Middlesex election officials to be congratulated

    The past two weeks have been extremely difficult for New Jersey as we clean up from superstorm Sandy and the nor’easter. It also has been very arduous for county election boards and clerk’s offices around the state as they oversaw an election that created unprecedented voting issues through the various directives from the governor’s office.…

  • Mayor must step up emergency management

    I was hesitating to write this letter, but after being denied my request to review Edison Township’s Emergency Management Plan, I felt the public should know that Mayor Antonia Ricigliano appears to be hiding something. I believe this public document to be vital to residents’ public safety. They have a right to know what to…

  • Toys for Tots collection under way at Menlo Park Mall

    The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) is collecting new, unwrapped toys for its Toys for Tots program every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 23 in the Santa Court, Nordstrom wing, at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison. Cash donations also will be accepted. For more information, call Eddy Androvich at 732-698-2347.

  • Men pose as twp. workers in Edison

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are investigating two incidents at an Edison Avenue residence. The initial incident occurred on Nov. 30, when an unknown male approached the homeowner saying he worked for Edison Township and that he was at the residence to assess the tree damage from Hurricane Sandy, Police Sgt. Darrin…

  • Ordinance allows Edison police to sell old firearms

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Police Department will be selling their 240 currently issued firearms to licensed firearms dealers. The move is an effort to offset the cost of new firearms. The Township Council voted at its Nov. 28 meeting in favor of the second reading of an amendment to the…

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